I've been using MT APs and Ubnt CPEs. Been very happy with them. I do lose the speed test on the CPE, but it hasn't really been a big loss compared to what I save (something like $215 to $70 per CPE).
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” --- Winston Churchill On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Tom DeReggi <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net>wrote: > yeah, but wouldn't it be nice to use UBQT CPE for 95% of the installs, and > still be able to use a 3-9 eth port SBC when it is needed the remainig 5%, > without having to deploy a new AP? Of course, there is the option to use > MT > AP and UBQT CPE, but that wont happen in my network until the two share a > common embedded speed testing tool, and verified common working polling or > bridging (WDS) methods. > > I dont mind mismatching hardware brands, but prefer not to mismatch OSs, > for > the above reasons. I'd gladly pay a $100 license to prevent the install of > a second AP that generates a new reocurring cost to have colocated. > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 5:46 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ever wonder how bad RB333/444 stacked cards interfere? > > > >From what I have heard memory requirements are much higher in RouterOS. > > I'd expect Mikrotik went out of their way to break it on Ubnt, too. > > Not to mention the fact that you'll need to buy a MT license for each > device > (even at $35/cpe that adds up). > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue > that counts.” > --- Winston Churchill > > > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Tom DeReggi > <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net>wrote: > > > > I just wish I could load Router OS on my Ubiquity CPE's > > > > How do you know that you cant? > > > > UBQTs are MIPs processors and MT has MIPs compiled OSs. > > > > Has anyone tried? > > > > I'd argue the opposite... I love Mikrotik Hardware, the one entity that > > understands the value of making Mutli-port ethernet at the CPE, with > super > > fast processors. > > Wonder if Ubiquiti OS will load on 433AH? or RB800? > > > > Tom DeReggi > > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Blair Davis > > To: WISPA General List > > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 3:34 AM > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ever wonder how bad RB333/444 stacked cards > > interfere? > > > > > > The following is IMHO... YMMV... > > > > Only the R5H. > > > > Bought a lot of 5 a while back. Price looked good vs XR5. > > > > Started testing them... > > > > when hooked to the same ant, reported noise floor varied by 10db. > > tx power, as reported by the other end of the link varied by 7db. > > Units with strong tx had high error rates at higher modulations. > > > > thought bad batch, swapped out 4 of them. 1 of the new ones was ok, > > other > > 3 as bad as ones I swapped. Returned those 3 for credit. > > > > used the 2 I had left in CPE's. one went deaf after T-storm, (lost 20db > > of sensitivity) Other still in service. > > > > My XR5's all match on reported noise floor within 2db. > > Tx power matches within 2db > > I've never had any XR's bad out of the wrapper, and only 1 failed in > the > > field. (direct lighting strike) > > > > MikroTik makes great router software, and has learned to make good SBC's > > (routerboards) IMHO, their radio cards are 'not good'. (i'd have used > > another word, but I don't want banned from the list!) > > > > Ubiquity makes GREAT radios. And good CPE's. They can't make good > > software for an AP or router if their lives depend on it... > > > > I use routerboard with XR cards for my AP's and backhauls... I use > > Nano's, > > Loco's, and bullets for my CPE's now. > > > > MikroTik and Ubiquity together. > > > > I just wish I could load Router OS on my Ubiquity CPE's > > > > Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > > What ad luck did you have with the mikrotik cards, and also what model > > card did you use? I only use the R5H from them. > > > > > > > > Kurt Fankhauser > > WAVELINC > > P.O. Box 126 > > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > > 419-562-6405 > > www.wavelinc.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > On > > Behalf Of Blair Davis > > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 10:27 PM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Ever wonder how bad RB333/444 stacked cards > > interfere? > > > > > > > > I'd love to see the same test with ubiquity XR cards.... > > > > I've had such bad luck with mikrotik's radio cards I don't use them > any > > more > > > > Because of the channel overlap, I've always put only one xr-2 or xr-9 > > per metal enclosure. > > > > However, I often put two xr-5 cards in the same enclosure, and > separate > > them by 2 channels or more, and do the same with CM9's on the 5.x bands. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! 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